My Golden Core is a Star, do you call this cultivating?

Chapter 320: Qi Yuan Works Hard, but the Cultivation Method Doesn’t Cooperate

"What are you standing there for? Quickly bury my beloved 'white moonlights'!"

Seeing that the two people weren't moving, Qi Yuan thought they were trying to slack off, so he reminded them again.

An Qiao spoke up with difficulty, "These... demons... you killed them?"

The man in black martial attire also looked at Qi Yuan, his expression full of shock.

"Of course. Stop slacking and bury them!" Qi Yuan said calmly.

"This is..." An Qiao looked at the corpses on the ground, her heart filled with a shock beyond words.

She simply couldn't understand. Wasn't Qi Yuan just a newbie?

How did he manage to clear this place out completely?

She had originally wanted to say something, but the man in black martial attire gave her a look, and she didn't dare to speak further.

It was clear that this Qi Yuan was not ordinary and was actually a killing machine.

What if he decided to kill them too?

So, they followed Qi Yuan's orders and burned the bodies of these demons and buried them.

Qi Yuan stood by, directing them like a well-oiled commander.

"Who was that madman earlier?" Qi Yuan asked.

He was quite curious about that lunatic at the Jade Blood Realm.

"We don't know," An Qiao shook her head. "We saw him when we were investigating the Chen family. We suspect he might be related to the massacre of the Chen family, so we followed him. But his strength is formidable. He is a Jade Blood Realm cultivator, so we didn't dare to follow too closely. Otherwise, if the mission wasn't completed and we died here, it would be terrible."

"Related to the mission?" Hearing this, Qi Yuan was a bit silent. "Sigh, it's been so long, and we still have no leads. This mission is too difficult; I don't want to do it anymore. I feel like cheating."

Qi Yuan had worked hard for most of the day and only learned about the Spirit Blood Child.

As for the massacre of the Luo and Chen families, there were no clues.

Sure enough, this detective and mystery-solving game was not for him.

He was more suited to playing hack-and-slash games where the final boss is marked out, like Kun Lao Da. It would be much simpler for him to just go over and beat the boss.

Qi Yuan was somewhat disheartened about completing the game’s mission.

"What happens if I don't complete the mission?" He asked.

"There won't be any rewards," An Qiao answered.

"Huh? No punishment? Does that mean I don't have to complete the mission?" Qi Yuan was quite happy.

If that were the case, he could set his own mission—to defeat Kun Lao Da.

"If you don't complete the mission, you can't go back. If you stay in these mission worlds for too long, our Blood Qi will be contaminated, and eventually, we will... go mad and die," An Qiao said with a serious expression.

There was a time when one of her companions fell in love with a scholar and refused to leave, wanting to stay with him forever.

So, that companion did not actively participate in the mission.

In the end, she went mad and died.

That incident left a deep impression on An Qiao.

"What kind of ridiculous setting is that?" Qi Yuan shrugged.

It seemed his plan to avoid completing the mission was doomed from the start.

"Do you have any new leads now?" Qi Yuan asked.

"No, maybe that lunatic knows something," An Qiao answered truthfully.

When they saw the lunatic, he was crying bitterly in front of the Chen family home. Perhaps he knew something.

But that lunatic was too powerful, a cultivator at the Jade Blood Realm.

They didn't dare get too close.

Otherwise, if they couldn't complete the mission and died here, it would be terrible.

Qi Yuan then asked, "Who has the most information in Yunyan County?"

"The leader of the aquatic demons, Kun Lao Da," An Qiao said, her eyes showing fear.

Kun Lao Da was a great demon at the Jade Blood Realm.

The four members of their Demon Subjugation Division on this mission would have a hard time surviving against Kun Lao Da.

So, even if they found clues related to the aquatic demons, they didn't dare approach Kun Lao Da so quickly. Instead, they started from other angles.

"Where is Kun Lao Da?" Qi Yuan asked.

At the previous white moonlight reunion, he had endured a lot and suffered a lot of humiliation, but he didn’t manage to get Kun Lao Da's location from Elder Huang.

This made him quite sad.

"We don't know," An Qiao shook her head. Remembering something, she warned him, "Kun Lao Da is a great demon at the Jade Blood Realm. You need to be careful. I've heard that this demon hates humans the most. If someone enters its territory, they'll be devoured alive!"

"Oh, such an evil demon must be the big boss. I'm now suspicious that Kun Lao Da is behind the Luo and Chen family massacres!" Qi Yuan said seriously.

An Qiao: "..."

The man in black martial attire awkwardly smiled, "If it's him, then this will be tough."

He wanted to say, maybe don't be so casual. Without any evidence, you're already convicting the demon.

"It's a pity there’s no internet here. Otherwise, I’d write a long essay about him," Qi Yuan sighed.

The power of a long essay is immense.

When he destroyed the Light Palace, the long essay played a crucial role.

"Alright, I’m going to play the game. See you later."

After saying that, Qi Yuan's figure vanished.

In Yunyan County, there were three main factions: the weasel demons, the snake demons, and the aquatic demons.

The weasels were already wiped out.

Kun Lao Da from the aquatic demons was still missing.

Now, Qi Yuan naturally went to find the snakes.

After all, these snakes were substitute white moonlights.

Although they couldn't give experience, they could provide blood.

Seeing Qi Yuan leave, An Qiao and the man in black martial attire took a deep breath.

"He’s just a newcomer. How can he be so strong? At the very least, he must be at the Great Blood Energy Realm, right?"

"Could he really be a genius?"

There were indeed martial arts geniuses in this world.

In their group, the strongest was Chen Fan.

But above Chen Fan, there were many even more talented people, like Qi Yuan.

Not even completing the mission, he had already reached the Great Blood Energy Realm.

"Oh no, I shouldn't have given him the 'Shocking Heaven Technique'. This technique is incomplete. He'll probably need to switch to a different technique if he wants to reach the Jade Blood Realm!"

...

Three hours later.

Qi Yuan was covered in blood, looking like a serial killer.

He patted his clothes and smiled playfully, "It's already daylight? The gains this time... aren't bad."

That's right, after wiping out the weasel demons, Qi Yuan traveled all night to the snake demons' stronghold.

After all, Qi Yuan was too strong. The weasel demons couldn't satisfy him; he needed to find new substitute white moonlights.

Now, the snake demons had also been slaughtered by him.

He now had over two hundred drops of demon blood essence, and with the remaining fifty drops, he had two hundred and sixty drops.

"With this much demon blood essence, it should be enough for me to reach the Jade Blood Realm, right?"

Qi Yuan also wanted to become stronger quickly; otherwise, he wouldn’t feel secure.

Not only do women lack a sense of security, but men can also feel insecure.

Improving his strength gave Qi Yuan a strong sense of accomplishment.

Moreover, with the Innate Seed, almost all the strength he gained in this world would reflect back to him in the Canglan Realm.

Even the tiniest bit counts.

"Add points... breakthrough."

Qi Yuan shouted and then provided his own voiceover.

"Ever thrifty, you attempt to use three drops of demon blood essence to break through to the Jade Blood Realm. However, your 'Shocking Heaven Technique' tells you no—it says I'm incomplete."

"Clenching your teeth, you consume 50 drops of demon blood essence to deduce the 'Shocking Heaven Technique'. With the aid of your special eyes, you fail to deduce it."

"Grinding your teeth again, you consume another 50 drops of demon blood essence. Finally, you reach an epiphany and deduce the 'Shocking Heaven Technique' to the Jade Blood Realm. At this moment of enlightenment, your martial cultivation also breaks through to the Jade Blood Realm."

Qi Yuan's eyes flashed white.

He felt his strength significantly increase.

If he encountered Elder Huang and the snake demons again, he could easily handle them even without merging with Xiaojia.

"However... compared to that lunatic, I still seem a bit weaker."

Qi Yuan sighed.
He had no martial skills.

He was relying entirely on his Blood Qi.

After witnessing the power of Jade Blood Realm martial skills, Qi Yuan naturally wouldn’t underestimate the game's NPCs.

"I need to acquire a martial skill; otherwise, it's too disadvantageous. But here... they're all old martial arts."

Qi Yuan was a bit troubled.

He didn’t want to practice old martial arts because they were considered unlucky.

So, he didn’t want to learn the old martial arts here for the time being.

"Wait, my innate martial skill... should be a new martial art, right?"

Qi Yuan recalled when he inquired from An Qiao during their conversation.

The martial arts in the real world were also new martial arts.

"So, I have a martial skill after all. It’s just that my skill level is a bit low."

The "Explosive Killing Bird Fist" was indeed too basic.

Not only was it not a Jade Blood Realm skill, but it wasn't even a Blood Energy Realm skill.

"Fine, you’ve got a deal. I will consume the fresh blood of my beloved white moonlights to improve you."

Now, with the remaining demon blood essence, he couldn’t deduce the "Shocking Heaven Technique" further; he needed more techniques to deduce.

His martial cultivation had hit a bottleneck.

Only his martial skills could be improved.

Now, the big bosses left were only Kun Lao Da and the Spirit Blood Child.

Qi Yuan needed to boost his strength quickly.

"Add points!"

Qi Yuan once again provided his own voiceover.

This time, he spent a considerable amount of demon blood essence to upgrade his martial skill.

In the end, his innate martial skill, "Explosive Killing Bird Fist," underwent a magnificent transformation, evolving into a "Jade Blood Level: Explosive Killing Bird Fist."

"This punch is as fast as sound, and it’s even more lethal to birds."

Qi Yuan felt a bit more secure, but still not enough.

"Sigh, too much voice acting is making my throat dry. When can I get a system to do the voice acting for me? If that doesn't work, maybe install a system on my body to speak out my thoughts."

Qi Yuan daydreamed.

In Canxing, this was actually achievable.

Canxing even had such electronic products that could speak out what people were thinking.

There was a screenwriter who used this to write scripts quickly.

"Time to go home and sleep." Qi Yuan looked at the slightly bright sky.

After a whole day of hard work, it was time for a good sleep.

...

Qi Yuan was awakened by a child’s noise.

When he woke up, the sun was shining brightly.

Estimating the time, it was about three in the afternoon.

"It's early in the morning. Why are you knocking on my door?"

Qi Yuan looked at the boy outside, his tone not very good.

He had just had a beautiful dream where he won a big lottery, ten trillion yuan, finally bought Ganxing, and became the winner of life.

He was just about to go to Wuyun Pavilion and tell that secretary from before that Canxing was all his.

Then he was woken up.

He was a bit irritated.

However, he was generous and always broad-minded, not holding grudges.

So, he didn't chop up the kid.

"Are you... Qi Er?" The boy’s face was sallow, looking somewhat malnourished.

"Hmm? What’s going on?" Qi Yuan thought, wondering if he had triggered a hidden storyline.

It turned out that sleeping could trigger hidden storylines.

"Sister Xiaomei asked me to find you!" The boy said nervously, "Last night, Xiaomei came to our village and stayed at my house. But in the middle of the night, villagers from the neighboring village took her away."

"Oh, someone fancies her?" Qi Yuan remained calm.

"It’s the sea god who fancies her. The villagers of Haishi Village want to marry her to the sea god!" The boy said nervously.

Marrying the sea god was not a good thing.

Haishi Village had always worshipped the sea god and would capture young women, dress them in red wedding clothes, and offer them as sacrifices to the sea god.

By doing this, the sea god would supposedly bless them with abundant fish and calm seas.

When Qi Yuan heard this, he looked surprised, "Xiaomei is really a naturally easy-to-marry type."

He hadn’t been in this game for long, and Xiaomei was about to be married twice.

No one else could compare.

The game setting was quite interesting; it would set up some comedic characters.

In Qi Yuan's view, Xiaomei was just such a comedic character.

"The sea god... is it a demon?" Qi Yuan asked what he was concerned about.

Right now, he was severely lacking in demon blood essence.

But other than the aquatic demon Kun Lao Da, he had already killed most of the other demons.

Kun Lao Da's whereabouts were unknown, but now a sea god had appeared here.

Qi Yuan was suddenly motivated.

"Take me there. I’ll go and reason with that sea god and tell him not to marry Xiaomei, but to marry me instead!" Qi Yuan said brazenly.

The boy was dumbfounded, looking at Qi Yuan with a face full of horror.

...

A few hours later, Qi Yuan, guided by the boy and his older brother, arrived at Haishi Village.

The boy pointed to the village ahead, his face filled with fear, "That’s Haishi Village up ahead. We don’t dare to go in."

Ever since the people of Haishi Village started worshipping the sea god, they had earned a notorious reputation.

They caught more fish and earned more money, and even colluded with officials.

Whenever the harvest was poor, they would marry the sea god.

Where would they find young women to marry?

The village didn’t have enough to go around.

So, they targeted other villages.

The boy's village, Muke Village, had clashed with Haishi Village over this issue.

But Haishi Village had the support of officials, so Muke Village lost that fight.

So, the boy was terrified of Haishi Village.

"The main road is so wide, but there’s no one passing by. It seems Haishi Village... really has a bad reputation."

Qi Yuan simply commented.

To get to Yunyan County, one had to take the main road, which passed through Haishi Village.

On the way here, Qi Yuan saw many carriages and merchants on the main road.

But near Haishi Village, there were none.

Clearly, those merchants would rather take a detour than go through Haishi Village.

As Qi Yuan approached the entrance of Haishi Village, two men with hostile expressions looked at him suspiciously.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?"

Qi Yuan smiled kindly, "I am Qi Yuan, and I'm about to get married. This is my first... oh no, my second marriage. I lack experience. I heard that the sea god here is getting married, so I came to watch the ceremony and learn some tips."

The two men gave him strange looks.

If he just wanted to observe the ceremony, that was one thing, but learning from it?

However, their eyes flashed with a hint of a smile, becoming more enthusiastic, "Since you’re here to observe, please come in."

Their eyes seemed to carry a hint of mockery and sympathy.